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SAIL PLAN OF SAILING DINGHY. 
'^saucer-shaped hollow, about 3in. in diameter and ^'m. 
deep, in the center of which is a small hollow, like the 
end of a thimble, about }i'm. deep. With this slab is a 
cover of plate glass. 
The stick of ink should under no circumstances be 
dipped in water, nor even wetted any more than neces- 
sar3r. A little water is dropped on the slab and the stick 
is rubbed round and round with a gentle pressure until a 
sufficient amount of ink is ground off, when the end of 
the stick is carefully wiped dry. If left wet it will soon 
check and crack, leaving small lumps in the saucer when- 
' ever it is used. The stick should be handled carefully, and 
ilaid away in a drawer when not in use, as this ink some- 
times cracks of itself into many pieces too small for 
.'grinding. A good piece once _obtained, it will last so 
jfar as use is concerned for many years. After being 
:rubbed, the ink should be tested by drawing a broad line 
rand allowing it to dry, when it should appear of a dense 
Iblack. It is quite likely that the line first drawn may 
show thin and brownish, in which case more inic must 
be rubbed up. 
In any saucer like the one described, with an air-tight 
coyer, the ink will keep for an indefinite time, a week or 
two at least, with no deterioration of quality, the slight 
evaporation will make it a little thicker and it may be 
even blacker than at first. If it becomes too thick to 
ivork freel}' in the pen, a drop or so of water may be 
a-dded, the mixture being thoroughly rubbed up with the 
fiiiger end. So far as the time and labor of rubbing are 
coi.''cerned, the one reason for resorting to the liquid inks, 
with the proper appliances, it is but a matter of five min- 
utes i'ti a week. Once prepared, there is no comparison be- 
tween the stick and the bottle ink, the former is in every 
way sujT.^erior. It is not always possible to select the right 
kind of "itick ink, and in its absence, or in fact for those 
who do I'^nly occasional work, the better brands of the 
liquid inks', in particular "Higgins," fi:rnish a passable 
substitute; iWt if one has much pen work to do, the soon- 
er he discarc entirely all liquid inks and provides himself 
with a good stick of solid ink, the better for his temper. 
India ink is composed of carbon, sometimes lamp black 
and sometimes the coloring matter of the cuttlefish, com- 
pounded with a mucilage into more than a mere me- 
chanical mixture It does not soak into the body of the 
paper, like comn^oti ink, but lies on the surface, and if 
of the proper qua'Jity it h very black and practically in- 
delible; though it', may be almost completely removed 
without injury to the paper by means of a sharp eraser. 
It so happens that the ingenious Chinese counterfeits the 
.shapes and markini_r of the_ best inks in the most in- 
ferior brands, so that the price alone is no guarantee of 
quality. Ink' is tested! by wetting the end of the finger 
and rubbing the stick; the result being a spot of more or 
less intense black, shovring a luster when dry. A line dravv'n 
with the ink should show the same intense lustrous black 
when dry and should stand a good deal of hard rubbing 
with a soft pencil rubber (not the ink rubber) without 
losing its blackness or showing uneven spots ; though its 
gloss and freshness wi^I disappear. The ink should be 
kept closely covered at all times, even when in use, the 
cover being remowd onl'y for the moment when filling the 
pen and immediately replaced, both to exclude dust and to 
check evaporation. Should the ink stand so long as to 
dry up entirely, it should not be mixed again, but the 
slab should be thoroughly cleaned for a fresh grinding. 
The colored inks, blue, red, green, etc., like the black, 
are best ground from solid cakes of the regular artist's 
water colors; but thfey are much less used than the black 
and the small vials of, liquid blue, red, etc., are more 
convenient than the frequent grinding of small lots of 
different colors. 
[to be continued.] 
The Canada Cup. 
The dates for the final races for the Canada cup have 
been decided, Aug. 4, 6, 8, the first being the Civic Holi- 
day of Toronto. The new Hanley boat for the Rochester 
Y. C. syndicate is described as follows by the Boston 
Globe : 
_ The most interesting boat of those now tuider construc- 
tion in Hanley's Quincy shops is the one for the Roches- 
ter, N. Y., syndicate, to compete in the trial races at 
Chicago to select a challenger for the Canada cup. She 
is Hanley's first attempt at a desi;jn into which so many 
limitations enter as under the ru'ies of the Yacht Racing 
Union of the Great Lakes, and be has, therefore, had to 
modify some of the well-known features of his Eastern 
boats. She is a "Hanley boat," nevertheless, with the 
flat floor, round bilge, straight topsides and "long side 
to sail on" which have marked his latest boats, but shows 
no reverse curve in the keel line, either forward or aft. 
She is also considerably narrower than a boat of the 
same length for Y. R. A. of M. rules, since she is to 
carry less sail. 
The boat is 44ft. over all, 27ft. ' waterline, lift, beam 
and 2ft. draft. Keel and planlcing are flush on the out- 
side, and all her ballast will be inside. She will have 
rather a long centerboard, and her rudder will be hung on 
a skeg running from just aft the centerboard. In con- 
struction she is fully up to the Union's table of scantling 
prepared by W. P. Stephens, and in some places is a bit 
stronger. Keel and frrimes are of oak, the bottom plank- 
ing of hard pine and the top planking of cedar. She will 
have a good cabin, with 5ft. head room, but it will be 
very simply fitted. Her rig will be jib and mainsail. 
Hanley's contract calls for the delivery of the boat in 
New York May 15. From ther-e she will be taken bv her 
owners through the Erie Canal and then sailed to 
Chicago. He is hopeful of her sfi.ccess, and it would mean 
a great deal to him. J. E. Btirroughs, of Rochester, secre- 
tary of the syndicates, expressed himself as very well 
satisfied with the looks and promise of the boat on his 
recent visit of inspection, and ' says that she will be in 
good hands for her racing. 
The boat is nearly planked and shows the usual Hanley 
excellence of work throughout. Her designer and build- 
er expects to attend the trial racas at Chicago. 
The Cuthbert boat, for the Peajl syndicate, will be 
named Veva. 
Aphrodite, Col. O. H. Payne"^ new steam yacht, ar- 
rived at New York on March 28 from her builder's yard. 
Hath. 
The Quincy Challenge Cup. 
The cat is out of the bag at last. The Quincy Y. C 
will not depend upon Recruit to defend its $500 challenge 
cup for 21 -footers against the challengers from the Lynn, 
Beverly and Hull-Massachusetts clubs, but will have a 
new boat, an up-to-date racing machine of the extreme 
"scow" type, against which Recruit will be used as a 
"trial horse" to determine her speed. 
At the head of the syndicate, which will build the new 
boat, is Henry M. Faxon, who so successfully sailed 
Recruit in last year's races against Duchess, and he will 
sail the new boat wtih the best amateur crew the club can 
give him. Mr. Faxon has been a very successful sailer 
of catboats, with Rocket, Swirl and Cleopatra,_ and with 
his last year's experience with a jib-and-mainsail like Re- 
cruit, should be able to do the new boat full justice. 
The new defender will be close to 40ft. long and have 
something over gft. beam. Although nearly as wide for- 
ward and aft as she is amidships, she will show a flaring 
side, and so should be better in light airs than those of the 
■'scow" model that have a harder bilge and straighter 
side. She is booked to carry over i,oooft. of sail. Some 
entirely new ideas in light construction are indicated. Her 
design is creplitcd to Arthur Keith, and an endeavor has 
been made to improve on Recruit in the points in which 
that boat seemed weak, notably in stiffness of construc- 
tion. 
Recruit will be put in commission with some minor 
changes, and will be placed by Com. F. B. Rice at the 
disposal of the syndicate. 
The building of this new boat by the Quincy Y. C. will 
greatly add to the interest in the races for the cup, and if 
the promises of improvement over Recruit be fulfilled 
by the new one, the challengers will have no easy task 
ahead of them. The races are now scheduled for the week 
of July 20, and promise to be the most interesting events 
of the season in strictly Boston waters. With four new 
2i-footers building there is, indeed, a revival of racing 
in the class that augurs well for the sport in general. 
The Quincy Y. C. can take much credit to itself for 
this revival, through its offer of the silver trophy, and is 
entitled to the commendations of all who have the suc- 
cess of the sport at heart. — Boston Globe. 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 
Mr. Isaac Stern, of New York, has placed an order 
with the Bath Iron Works for a steel steam yacht 200ft. 
over all, 165ft. l.w.l., 26ft. beam, and with a speed of 
sixteen and one-half knots. She will be finished by the 
end of the year. 
Mr. W. O. Gay, of Boston, has placed an order at Bris- 
tol for a 70ft. l.w.l. cutter, of composite build, to be ready 
for the New York Y. C. cruise. 
Ramona, schr., formerly Resolute, has been sold by H. 
M. Gillig to Vice-Com. B. M. Whitlock, Atlantic, Y. C. 
Cincinnati Rifle Association. 
The following scores were made by members of the Cincinnati 
Rifle Association, in regular competition, at Four-Mile House, 
Reading road April 2. Conditions: 200yds., off-liand, at the 
German ring-target. Gindele was declared champion to-day with 
a score of 219 on that target. Strickmier was high on .the honor 
target to-day with a score of 66. 
Oindele 24 23 19 22 20 20 23 23 24 21—219 
■ ■ ■ ■ 22 21 23 21 24 20 22 22 25 21—221 
Weinheimer 25 14 14 22 21 17 21 17 25 19—195 
weinneimer 23 22 20 22 20 17 18 24 17 24-207 
Nestler 15 22 17 23 19 24 18 19 19 20—197 
24 21 17 23 22 24 17 22 22 19—213 
Tlckotter " 22 16 8 15 11 20 12 21 17 15—158 
18 23 23 17 16 20 20 22 21 19-200 
Drube .' 19 21 19 17 21 18 22 24 15 15-191 
20 24 17 23 19 21 19 18 24 21-206 
Roberts 21 17 24 21 21 23 24 24 16 17—208 
18 25 22 19 21 20 25 21 20 22—213 
Pavne 20 23 22 21 21 13 21 16 22 22—202 
24 22 20 21 23 21 25 19 20 23—218 
Strickmier 21 IS 22 21 17 23 23 23 20 19—207 
- 25 25 23 20 15 20 23 22 21 21-215 
Bruns 20 24 17 7 13 19 15 18 21 25—179 
15 23 22 16 18 21 23 23 2 1 14—199 
Trounstine 11 11 25 9 20 23 22 22 12 21—176 
20 24 15 18 19 17 11 16 19 21— ISO 
Hasenzahl 22 20 22 23 17 21 23 18 20 24—210 
22 23 23 17 23 23 19 22 24 22—218 
Sneth 23 17 24 25 20 21 20 22 19 18—209, 
23 24 21 21 23 25 23 14 23 20—217 
Honor target: 
Gindele 24 24 19—57 Payne 19 21 22—62 
Weinheimer 20 17 24—61 Strickmier 25 22 19—66 
Nastier 20 19 17—56 Trounstine 16 19 21—56 
XTckotter 21 20 14—55 Hasenzahl 23 19 20—62 
Tioberts 18 17 19—54 
Shell Mound Range. 
San Francisco, Cal., March 27.— At Shell Mound range yesterday 
there was a glaring Ijght, with a shifty wind. In the Germania 
'Club contest for Bushnell trophy, 200yds., only one entry, the 
following scores were made: Faktor 224, Dr. Rodgers 221, J. 
Utschig 219, Schuster 218. In the yearly cash shoot, re-entry, 3 
shots, 200vds., the only high scores were: Dr. Rodgers 73, 71; A. 
Strecker 73; J. Utschig 70. 
In the Gliiiderman medal contests of the Columbia Club, at 
:200yds., Columbia Club target. A. Pape made the fine score of 
38. Scores of the Columbia Club: 
Lewis revolver trophy: C. Roberts 69, 76, 82. 
Siebe, albcomers' pistol medal: F. O. Young 44, 61, 73; J. P. 
'Cosgrave 55, 64. 
Twenty-two and .25cal. rifle medal: F. O. Young 28; Mrs. C. F. 
Waltham 40, 37; J. F. Twist 43, 49. 
Glendemann medal, rifle: A. H. Pape 38, 42, 48, 46; F. O. Young 
46, 48, 53. 
Members' rifle medal: E. N. Moor 64, C. A. Bremer 72, G. 
Mannel 95. Roeel. 
Rifle at Conlin's Gallery. 
The rest rifle match, or. "go as you please," shot on the 
seven bullseye target, re-entries, gold medals for second and 
third prizes, entries 25 cents each, distance 20yds., prize a sport- 
ing rifle, presented by Winchester Arms Co., resulted as follows. 
The first three men in this match tied, making the seven shots 
in measurement from the center of the bullseye to the center of 
each shot 1 3-16in. The following are the scores of the first fifteen 
competitors: 
W. C. Southwick 1 3-16in., J. T. B. Thomas 1 3-16in., John W. 
Christiansen 1 3-16in., J. P. Stagg 1 4-16in., Peter Denise 1 6-16in., 
C. M. Brownell 1 9-16in., A. C. Goodrich 1 10-16in., W. J. Strong 
1 10-16in., T. R. Fink 1 10-16in., John C. Groin 2in., J. W. Well- 
man 2 13-16in., W. C. Browne 2 14-16in., James Stanton 3in., W. 
Jackson 3 2-16in.. John Williams 3 4-16in. 
In shooting off the tie J. W. Christiansen won first, J. T. B. 
Thomas second and W. C. Southwick third. 
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